Strategic Communications Specialist — Community Engagement

Northern-Cochise-Community-Hospital; Willcox (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Cochise Community Hospital is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist to support communications, public relations, marketing, digital engagement, and community outreach across our Critical Access Hospital and rural clinics.

This on-site role is ideal for a creative, organized communicator who enjoys developing clear messages, building relationships, supporting events, and sharing the story of NCCH’s services and community impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Graphic Design, Public Health, Business, or related field preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• Two years of progressively responsible experience in communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, media relations, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, promote, and support community events, health fairs, educational programs, fundraising activities, outreach initiatives, and special projects.
• Develop communications, public relations, marketing, and community engagement strategies to advance NCCH’s mission and goals.
• Create, edit, and coordinate communication materials for print, digital, media, internal, and external audiences.
• Develop content for social media, websites, email communications, storytelling, and promotional campaigns.
• Support multimedia projects such as photography, videography, graphic design, and visual storytelling.
• Assist with media relations, including press releases, media inquiries, interviews, outreach, and coverage monitoring.
• Collaborate with leadership, providers, departments, community partners, sponsors, media representatives, consultants, and vendors.
• Use engagement metrics and event outcomes to evaluate efforts and recommend improvements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

CMS (Content Management Systems)

Social media tools

Graphic design software

Job description

Northern Cochise Community Hospital is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist to support communications, public relations, marketing, digital engagement, and community outreach across our Critical Access Hospital and rural clinics.

This on-site role is ideal for a creative, organized communicator who enjoys developing clear messages, building relationships, supporting events, and sharing the story of NCCH’s services and community impact.